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Shreyas Iyer hints at Vaibhav Sooryavanshi return vs Afghanistan in 3rd T20I despite Sanju Samson blitz

India secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan with a decisive seven-wicket triumph at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, September 15. After electing to field, the hosts restricted Afghanistan to 159 for eight across their 20 overs, with Ibrahim Zadran scoring a team-high 37 alongside contributions from Rashid Khan (28), Darwish Rasooli (26), and Mohammad Nabi (20), while Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell for a duck.

Nitish Kumar Reddy led the bowling attack with figures of 3 for 24, supported by two dismissals from Arshdeep Singh and solitary scalps by Jasprit , Axar Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi. 2 overs between Sanju , who struck 57 off 22 deliveries, and Abhishek Sharma, who notched 39 off 19, alongside 's 38 off 23 balls.